Reference USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
A name for an obscure, far away country in your language.
"Ik weet niet exact waar deze gebeurtenis plaatsvond, ergens in Verwegistan."
"I don't know exactly where this event happened, somewhere in Verwegistan"
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
When something is funny - eliciting a giggly response greater than the trigger - often inexplicably so. Finding something particularly funny for no good reason.
"What's making you all giggly?" "I'm not sure why but seeing the way they fell over really tickled me!"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to be up the nose) • It refers to when you are fed up or sick to death of something.
“Estoy hasta las narices de este trabajo.”
“I’m up the nose with this job.”
Slang USED Frequently BY Everyone
In the Brazilian penal code, the article 171 refers to larceny/fraud crime. So the term "um-sete-um" became popular to designate charlatans, deceivers, and impostors.
"Eu não acredito no que ele está falando. Esse cara é 171!"
"I don't believe what he's saying. This guy is 171!"
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Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to have a foot in the grave) • To kick the bucket; used to say that someone has little time left to live.
"Il mio vicino ha 85 anni, ha praticamente un piede nella fossa."
"My neighbor is 85, he basically has a foot in the grave."
Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone
(neither meat nor fish) • Used to say that someone has no personality.
"Marco non prende mai posizione, non è né carne né pesce."
"Marco never takes sides, he is neither meat nor fish."
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
It is a standard and frequently used way to say that something fits extremely well.
"That's a beautiful jacket and it fits him like a glove."
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(seeing something through the fingers) • Allowing something when you shouldn't. It's about pretending not to see something, when you actually do see it: covering your eyes but actually looking through your fingers.
"Mark heeft zijn huiswerk niet gemaakt, maar ik zie het door de vingers omdat hij het al zo druk heeft."
"Mark didn't do his homework, but I'll see it through the fingers as he's already so busy."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
When something is interesting or enjoyable.
“Wow! That performance was the bees knees”
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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(out of melon) • To be out of your mind; the melon here is used as a reference to a person's head.
"Lisa, perché vai in giro da sola di notte, sei fuori di melone?"
"Lisa, why are you walking alone at night, are you out of melon?"
fare il passo più lungo della gamba
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to take a step longer than your leg) • Used to say that someone should take it slow instead of doing things that are out of their league.
"Ci vuole tempo per raggiungere quell'obiettivo: non fare il passo più lungo della gamba."
"It takes time to achieve that goal - don't take a step longer than your leg."
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(my teeth are full of it) • "mám toho plné zuby" means "I'm sick of it"
"Správaš sa ku mne ako k dieťaťu" "Mám toho plné zuby!"
"You treat me like a child." "My teeth are full of it!"
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(verb) • To lime means to hang out.
"We were liming at the mall yesterday."
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Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to not have liver) • This expression is used when someone shows fear and it simply means to be afraid of something.
"Martina non si tufferebbe mai da quella roccia: non ha fegato!" "Ci vuole fegato per tuffarsi da quella roccia!"
"Martina would never dive from that rock: she has no liver! "It takes liver to dive from that rock!"
Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone
(pain in the elbow) • To suffer from love; to be heartbroken
"Ela está com dor de cotovelo porque o namorado fugiu com outra."
"She has pain in the elbow because her boyfriend ran away with another girl."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to flip the omelette) • Used when who is guilty of something tries to push accusations back on who is accusing them.
"Mi hai tradito!" "Solo perché tu non mi davi attenzioni!" "Non rigirare la frittata, è colpa tua!"
"You cheated on me!" "Just because you weren't giving me attention!" "Don't flip the omelette, it's your fault!"
English
Northern Midwest (particularly Minnesota),
United States
Interjection USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A common exclamation in the northern United States. The term originates from Norway and is thought to be brought to the states by Scandinavian immigrants in the 19th century. Used in cases of surprise, shock, or relief. Also commonly used as a sympathetic response to hearing slightly unfortunate news.
"Make sure you wrap up nice n' warm today; it's a cold one out there." "Uff-da, it sure is!"
Submitted December 2020 by jess
Ci sta come i cavoli a merenda
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(It fits like cabbages as a snack ) • Something doesn’t fit or match at all.
"Che ne pensi di questa borsa con queste scarpe?" "No amo, ci sta come i cavoli a merenda,"
"How about this bag with these shoes?" "No honey, it's like having cabbages as a snack."
Serbian
Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(like a slap to the fool) • Used to refer to something that perfectly fits, something that is perfect match.
"Godišnji odmor bi mi legao kao budali šamar."
"Holiday leave would lay to me like a slap to the fool."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(fits like an axe to its handle) • used to indicate that something fits very well.
"Girdėjau, kad po to, kai naujasis įmonės vadovas apkaltino savo verslo partnerį sukčiaujant, neilgai trukus išaiškėjo jo paties slapti kėslai prieš jį." "Kaip sakoma, atitiko kirvis kotą."
"I heard that soon after the new CEO blamed his business partner for cheating his own secret intentions against him were revealed." "Well, fits like an axe to its handle."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
